Yong'an Commander Dai Cai has not been in a good mood these days, just like the hazy clouds outside the White Emperor City, he always feels heavy in his heart.

In fact, this can't be blamed on him, this White Emperor City is majestic, but it is inevitable that he will get tired of being here for a long time, not to mention that Dai Cai, who is called the commander of the army and guards the side, is actually a middle-aged general who has been assigned?

Yongan White Emperor City is the world's first-class Xiongguan fortress, but no matter how strong this Xiongguan is, it has to go through the war to be tempered and tempered to be reflected, and the current White Emperor City, whether it is the Northern Zhou or the Southern Chen, has no intention of fighting here.

I heard that there was another big battle in Jingzhou, and the fight was in full swing, which made Dai Cai even more depressed. He is not young anymore, and he is not confused, but he is just a small captain. Nominally, he was defending the side, but looking at the group of old and weak soldiers and horses under his command, as well as the dilapidated city of the White Emperor City, Dai Cai never believed that he could hold on in the face of the overwhelming enemy.

This White Emperor City is like an abandoned child forgotten in the corner of the chessboard of the world, no one remembers this place, and the Northern Zhou military naturally does not remember that there is a lieutenant in his forties who has not been promoted for more than ten years in the White Emperor City.

It's one thing to haven't left this White Emperor City for more than ten years, but Dai Cai has been the Captain of Yong'an for more than ten years. Du Wei, for the Northern Zhou military, which is full of famous generals, is just an official the size of a sesame seed, and he can catch a lot of them just in Xiangyang City.

More importantly, before Dai Cai took office, the biggest official in Yong'an City was not called Yong'an Governor, but Yong'an Governor.

The difference between one word and one word is the difference between cloud and mud.

For hundreds of years, it has been one of the centers of the struggle for hegemony, and for three hundred years, Yong'an White Emperor City has never been as barren as it is today.

More than ten years have passed, and the young general who had the ambition to open up a piece of heaven and earth has gray hair, but the captain on his head is still the captain.

There is no opportunity to make a contribution, and there is no opportunity to be transferred. Dai Cai, who left the official office, walked on the empty streets of Baidi City, like walking on an endless road, and the thick fog made him unable to see the direction and time.

"Come and take a look, the fresh Three Gorges River fish is sold cheaply!" A shout penetrated the thick and faint fog and reached Dai Cai's ears, making Dai Cai subconsciously stunned, and then looked up.

Just around the corner of the road in front, several young men dressed as fishermen common in the White Emperor City, carrying a few fresh fish in their hands, and bamboo baskets at their feet, were shouting loudly. It's just that there aren't many people in this White Emperor City, so their shouting only attracted one or two passers-by.

Dai Cai couldn't help but shake his head, it must have taken a lot of effort for these young men to catch so many fresh fish from the turbulence of the Three Gorges, but they still came to the wrong place. As the White Emperor City has been abandoned for so many years, the carriages, horses and pedestrians have long disappeared, and even the local people have joined relatives and friends, and they have gone to the seven, seven, eight, eight, I am afraid that their efforts will be in vain.

However, a trace of vigilance immediately rose in Dai Cai's heart, it is true that there are fishermen in this White Emperor City, but most of them are middle-aged or elderly, and these young boys are really the first time they have seen them. He has been in the White Emperor City for more than ten years, and he is very familiar with every grass, tree and person in this city, and there are definitely no such people who dare to guarantee the ticket.

I just don't know if they came from Shangjiang or Xiajiang?

Although he has not experienced war for more than ten years, Dai Cai is a military general, and these young people always give him a dangerous taste, just like the enemy encountered on the battlefield, he slowly held down his saber, and at the same time signaled behind him to follow his guards lazily to catch up.

Seeing Dai Cai coming over, Li Xinchen raised his eyebrows slightly, although this person was not wearing an official uniform, but he had a knife on his waist, and he knew at a glance that he was definitely not an idle person. And Lu Zhiwu, who was beside Li Xinchen, also noticed this person, and subconsciously reached into the bamboo basket, which had a short blade under the live fish, which was the only blade they could rely on.

Li Xinchen stretched out his hand to stop Lu Zhiwu, and glanced at the sailor general on the other side, who hurriedly took a few steps forward: "This guest officer looks like a nobleman at first glance, but how many fish do you want to buy?" This is a fish that I just caught from the river today, and it is fresh. ”

Dai Cai's gaze swept over the body of the water master, and then he took a fresh fish from the general's hand, and the fish also struggled to shake its tail, constantly splashing water droplets on Dai Cai's face. And Dai Cai just wiped it with his sleeve and said with a smile:

"You fish were caught from the Three Gorges? So where did you come from? ”

"We are all Zigui fishermen, taking advantage of yesterday's good weather, going up the river, fishing all the way, thinking of taking this White Emperor City to sell." The water master hurriedly said that he was a native of Shinshu, and his accent was similar to that of Zigui, so he simply claimed to be a Zigui person.

Zigui geographically belongs to Xinzhou, but Nan Chen's influence in Xinzhou is only limited to the area of Anshu City, in fact, the line from Zigui to Baidi City is a buffer zone between Nan Chen and Northern Zhou, or in other words, a two-way zone.

Dai Cai glanced at the general, and then turned to look at the few people behind the general, who seemed to be a little nervous and a little scared, exactly like many local fishermen that Dai Cai had seen before. And the fishermen from Zigui have not been met before, so it is reasonable for such a group of fishermen to come.

It's just that the sudden sight of these people always gives Dai Cai a feeling of unease, but this suspicious look only flashed on Dai Cai's face, and he immediately changed to a smile and asked curiously: "How many of you are here?" ”

As he spoke, Dai Cai reached out and took out the copper coin and handed it over, obviously he was going to buy this fish.

The general of the water master said in a low voice: "Thank you for this nobleman, there are more than ten people in our village, and there are a few brothers who go directly to Linjiang and other places in Shangjiang, and we came to this White Emperor City just to be able to sell a few dollars to subsidize the family." ”

Dai Cai nodded slightly, the man in front of him answered quite properly, and the few men behind him either sorted out the bamboo basket or shouted loudly, there seemed to be no problem. But Dai Cai always felt that something was wrong in his heart, and while handing the fish to the guards behind him, he walked to the young men who were tidying up the bamboo baskets next to him.

Although Li Xinchen lowered his head, he still saw a pair of feet in his field of vision, hurriedly raised his head, and tried to squeeze out a smile, but he did not speak.

And Dai Cai rubbed his chin lightly and asked curiously: "In a certain memory, Zigui is closer to Xiling, why did you go up the river to this White Emperor City instead of going down the river directly?" ”